"When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder" is one of the hymns families most often choose for a funeral or thanksgiving service. The words below are free to print in an order of service.
In our starting orders of service it appears as: Closing hymn in the Baptist order; Closing hymn in the Pentecostal order. Your minister has the final say on where it is sung.
Words
When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, And time shall be no more, And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair; When the saved of earth shall gather Over on the other shore, And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
Refrain: When the roll, is called up yonder, When the roll is called up yonder, When the roll is called up yonder, When the roll is called up yonder I’ll be there.
On that bright and cloudless morning When the dead in Christ shall rise, And the glory of His resurrection share; When His chosen ones shall gather To their home beyond the skies, And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
Let us labor for the Master From the dawn till setting sun, Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care; Then when all of life is over, And our work on earth is done, And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
Hymn books differ by a word here and there. Check these words against the book your church uses.
Print it in a programme
When you choose this hymn in Homegoing, its words are added to the booklet for you. You can also paste your church's own version. See the orders of service by church.